New mayor and three new Democratic City Council members will take office in January.

Democrats won contested elections for Mayor of New Rochelle, six of seven New Rochelle City Council seats, and two seats in the Westchester County legislature on Election Day, November 7.  

Yadira Ramos-Herbert was elected to be the first woman and first person of color to serve as Mayor of New Rochelle.  Ramos-Herbert, who was elected to the City Council four years ago from District 3, defeated Republican Louis Trangucci by a vote of 7391 (56%) to 5838 (44%).

Ramos-Herbert’s seat on the Council representing District 3 will be filled by David Peters, who defeated Kwamain Dixon by a vote of 901 (62%) to 557 (38%).  Peters defeated Dixon and two other candidates in the Democratic primary in June, and Dixon continued his candidacy on the Working Families Party line in the general election. 

In District 4, Shane Osinloye defeated Republican Patricia Zaffo by a vote of 1084 (76%) to 340 (24%).  Osinloye will fill the seat occupied for the last 13 years by Ivar Hyden, who was defeated by Osinloye in the Democratic primary.

In District 6, Matt Stern defeated Republican Joseph Farca by a vote of 1982 (52%) to 1801 (48%) and will replace Elizabeth Fried, who did not stand for re-election.

Incumbent Democratic City Council members Martha Lopez and Sara Kaye decisively defeated their Republican opponents and will continue to represent Districts 1 and 5, respectively.  City Council District 2 will continue to be represented by incumbent Republican Albert Tarantino, who ran unopposed.

In County legislative races, Judah Holstein defeated Republican Beth Acocella by a vote of 7533 (55%) to 6203 (45%) in District 10, representing Eastchester, Tuckahoe, and the northern part of New Rochelle.  Holstein will replace Damon Maher, who has held the seat since 2018 and stepped down to run for Mayor of New Rochelle in the Democratic primary.  And incumbent Terry Clements defeated Republican John Hynes by a vote of 5411 (60%) to 3173 (40%) in District 11 and will continue to represent Pelham, Pelham Manor, and the southern part of New Rochelle.

All newly elected officials will take office in early January.